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George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
English statesman and poet (1628-1687)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 30 January 1628, 30 January 1627
- Died
- 16 April 1687
- Conflict
- English Civil War
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Yorkshire
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Villiers
- Occupation
- politician, poet, playwright, bretteur
- Position held
- Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Master of the Horse (England)
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Native language
- English
- Awards
- Order of the Garter
- archives at
- National Library of Wales
- depicted by
- George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham KG, PC, FRS, (1628-1687)
- described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Dictionary of National Biography, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition
- educated at
- Trinity College
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- member of
- Royal Society
- noble title
- Baron de Ros, Duke of Buckingham
- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
- writing language
- English
Connected on Wikidata
Author of
Subject of
- Villiers, George (1628-1687) (DNB00)
- 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Buckingham, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of
- Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/2nd Duke of Buckingham
- George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham
- George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham KG, PC, FRS, (1628-1687)
- George Villiers (1628–1687), 2nd Duke of Buckingham
- George Villiers (1628–1687), 2nd Duke of Buckingham
- Georgio Villiers Duci Marchioni, et Comiti Buckinghamiae [...] hanc effigiem a Mich. Joh. Mereveldio ad vivum depictam et Guilielmo Jacobi Delphio coelo hac forma expressam, dedicat consecratque ipse sculptor [...] An Domini 1626
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